How the Internet thing works

“20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web”  is an online illustrated guide from Google aimed at casual users. You can browse though it to catch up on the buzz-words or pass it to friends & relatives who want to know about the Internet thing. It is also available in PDF format for offline reading.

It covers the following topics in a lighthearted, non-techincal way -

• What is the Internet?
• Cloud Computing
• Web Apps
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS and more
• HTML5
• 3D in the Browser
• A Browser Madrigal
• Plug-ins
• Browser Extensions
• Synchronizing the Browser
• Browser Cookies
• Browsers and Privacy
• Malware, Phishing, and Security Risks
• How Modern Browsers Help Protect You From Malware and Phishing
• Using Web Addresses to Stay Safe
• IP Addresses and DNS
• Validating Identities Online
• Evolving to a Faster Web
• Open Source and Browsers

As it is built using HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3, it is best viewed with a HTML5-compliant browser.

A user named Nephron reports (in the comments section of this post) that the source is about 3500 lines of code & utilizes jQuery. Google plans to open source the entire code soon. The code for this web book is now open sourced on Google Code (2-June-2011)